Entertainment.SignOnSanDiego.com – by George Varga
Sure, we know that Johnny Cash – as he famously sang – “shot a man in Reno” (at least figuratively speaking) “just to watch him die.” That line, from Cash’s 1969 classic “Folsom Prison Blues,” is one of his most famous lyrics – as well as a compelling argument that country music’s fabled “Man in Black” may very well have been the first gangsta rapper.
But the nagging question remains: Why did he shoot a man in Reno beyond just watching him die? Did the dude owe him money? Did he hit on Cash’s girlfriend? Did he have really bad breath and wear a vest made from putrified garlic cloves? Or, perhaps, was he the atonal lead singer in Putrified Garlic Cloves?